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If you guys get mad over taunting and trash talking then obviously you have never played team sports. If you played then you would know that sports is nothing but taunting and trash talking. That is just the game. It's fun to do and everyone does it. It's a smart way to play. If you trash talk and get in the other teams head then it causes the other team to worry about the trash talking and not the game. .

Taunting and trash talking are illegal in HS sports...whatever happened to outplaying the other team to get in their head? I guess that takes a little more work than just learning some cute four letter words or learning to show your jersey(watching too much ESPN)or learning to fly the finger to the fans(is that a freshman or sophomore level class?)
Just play the game! I think a couple of SF players had nice games but I won't even speak to that because of their non-playing actions.

I agree that it shouldn't be stretched as far as making gestures to the crowd. I don't think that is right. Too many young kids and elder fans watching the game for someone to do that. But as far as taunting on the court, there's nothing wrong with that as long as it isn't heard by the fans in the stands. I find it quite entertaining when you see two players from opposite teams running down the court jawing at one another. Makes the game interesting. I know I wasn't a great player when I played, but trash talking is something that you do. I know I've done it to SF, SV, SC, and many other 15th region teams. It's just fun getting into a players head. Now the grabbing of the jersey, taunting the crowd is just sensless and cocky if you ask me. IMO there's a difference between entertainment and cockiness. I hate cocky players, but what went on last night sounds like just great entertainment that makes fans want to come back and watch another game.

I ABSOLUTELY DISAGREE!!!
A HS kid flipping off 1500fans is not something I want my kids to see and NO, trash talking is not part of sports, at least not until the playing field all of a sudden became "da hood". TRUE athletes and REAL players don't need to trash talk...their play says it all.